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The Big Applesauce Moderators ([personal profile] applesaucemod) wrote in [community profile] applesaucedream2015-03-31 06:55 pm

Between the Roots and Branches [Open to All]

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Don't worry, dreamers of Manhattan. There will be no humiliating episodes of sudden-onset-clumsiness tonight - at least, nothing more severe than what you might experience naturally. Your physical and mental faculties will be left perfectly intact. What a treat! And what luck, because if you do lose your footing, it's a long way down to the forest floor.

But hey, who wants to be on the boring old ground when there are so many wonderful treehouses to explore? There are dozens of them spread throughout the surrounding forest, connected by a series of bridges and catwalks (some, admittedly, a bit more stable than others). It's easy to forget - or fail to notice - that there really is no easy or conventional way down to the ground when you're surrounded by such splendor.

The houses' styles range from charming and rustic to modern and sleek, with many falling somewhere in between. There are viewing platforms for bird-watching or simply taking in the scenery (trees, mostly, though if you venture high enough, you'll be treated the sight of the forest canopy stretched across a valley far below). But the insides of the treehouses are comfortably furnished to varying degrees as well, so there's no need to immerse yourself in nature if you'd really rather not. Some are complete houses in their own right, with all the amenities of a Manhattan apartment and then some.

Go for a climb, or kick back and relax. The only enemies you'll find here are other dreamers... and, potentially, gravity.
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[personal profile] all_the_gifts 2015-04-01 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
Melanie knows this is a dream, and that she's therefore safe to be around. But it might not be safe to be seen, not with ROMAC sending people after her in the waking world. It would be best, she decides, to try and just stay out of everyone's way.

She doesn't have that much experience climbing trees, but she's light and strong and not afraid of falling. Besides, she doesn't think anyone else will be inclined to take to the trees, which makes them that much safer. They're an avenue for birds and animals and her, not humans who might want to catch her.

That being said, it's hard to completely vanish when you're a pale, blonde child wearing pastel hues, and it's hard to hide from trafficked areas when they're everywhere. So she's settled for heading upwards, into branches so thin that even her weight is enough to make them bend. And there she perches, thirty feet above an observation deck, her arms wrapped around the trunk of a shaggy hemlock and her feet braced against its branches. It's a nice view from here, and she guesses most of the people on the observation deck will be looking out, not up.
Edited 2015-04-01 01:54 (UTC)